Community school · Hartlepool

Fens Primary School

3–11Ages
457Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111600URN

Mowbray Road, Hartlepool, TS25 2LY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Hartlepool median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hartlepool

104 applications for 50 places · 13th of 26 in Hartlepool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Hartlepool 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

24 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
15 March 2018
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Hartlepool median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

104 applications · 50 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 2.1; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2025 2.3; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2024 2.4; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2023 2.6; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2022 2.7; Hartlepool median median 2.0
2021 2.4; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2020 2.7; Hartlepool median median 2.3
2019 2.4; Hartlepool median median 2.0
2018 2.1; Hartlepool median median 1.7
2017 1.9; Hartlepool median median 1.9
2016 2.6; Hartlepool median median 1.9
2015 2.7; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2014 3.0; Hartlepool median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Hartlepool median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Hartlepool median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	50	104	2.1	50	1.00
Sep 2025	57	130	2.3	56	0.98
Sep 2024	60	144	2.4	59	0.98
Sep 2023	54	138	2.6	54	1.00
Sep 2022	52	138	2.7	50	0.96
Sep 2021	56	136	2.4	56	1.00
Sep 2020	57	151	2.7	52	0.91
Sep 2019	52	124	2.4	51	0.98
Sep 2018	57	119	2.1	51	0.89
Sep 2017	61	118	1.9	55	0.90
Sep 2016	52	135	2.6	51	0.98
Sep 2015	53	144	2.7	52	0.98
Sep 2014	60	178	3.0	56	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 88% · Maths 88% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%6th of 27 in Hartlepool

Hartlepool 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Hartlepool 80% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Hartlepool 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Hartlepool 77% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Hartlepool 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Hartlepool 78% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Hartlepool 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hartlepool median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	14%	106	106
2023/24	79%	7%	105	107
2022/23	73%	7%	105	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Fens Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Grange Primary School
0.8 km · Hartlepool

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Hartlepool

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Rossmere Academy
0.8 km · Hartlepool

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Eskdale Academy
1.2 km · Hartlepool

2026

2.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Golden Flatts Primary School
1.5 km · Hartlepool

Requires improvement2022

1.7applications per place
Greatham CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Hartlepool

2025

2.6applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Kingsley Primary School
2.1 km · Hartlepool

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Rift House Primary School
2.2 km · Hartlepool

Good2024

1.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111600 · 805/2187
Capacity: 496 pupils · 457 on roll
Free school meals: 21.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Mowbray Road, Hartlepool, TS25 2LY
Local authority: Hartlepool

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources